Financial Planning. Patient Education. For a liver transplant
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1 Patient Education Financial Planning For a liver transplant Liver transplants are expensive. Planning your finances, both your income and insurance, will be a key part of planning for transplant. The planning will require decisions for both the short-term and the long-term.
2 Financial Planning Page 4-2 Short-term Issues Paying for transplant surgery. Covering living expenses while off work. If out of the area, living expenses while staying close to Seattle. Long-term Issues Paying for the many life-long transplant medicines. If out of the area, transportation and living expenses for post-op follow-up care. Paying for the Transplant Commercial Group and Individual Policies Most insurance plans will pay for a liver transplant. There are many different insurance policies. They have different levels of coverage and limitations. Some plans provide good coverage for your transplant and others may leave you with big gaps in coverage.
3 Page 4-3 Financial Planning Check Your Plan Carefully to Find Out If It Covers: Inpatient hospital stay does your policy cover inpatient charges at a certain percentage (such as 80 or 90%)? Or do you pay a flat co-pay per day while in the hospital (such as $100 per day up to a certain maximum, such as $300)? If your policy pays a percentage of the costs, this will leave you with a larger bill to pay. Waiting periods most insurance plans require that you be covered under the plan for at least 1 year before it will cover transplant-related expenses. Waiting periods should be considered any time you change insurance companies. Skilled nursing care does your policy pay for a skilled nursing facility, if needed, after transplant? Coordination of benefits if you are covered by more than one commercial insurance plan, such as through your employer as well as your spouse s employer, you ll need to check with the secondary policy to find out its rules on coordination of benefits. This will help you find out how and if the secondary
4 Financial Planning Page 4-4 policy will cover expenses left over after your primary coverage pays. Medicare This is a health insurance plan administered through the federal government. It is for persons who have been on Social Security Disability for at least 2 years, or are at least 65 years old. There are two parts of Medicare Part A and Part B. Part A may cover hospital stays, including a liver transplant. Part B may cover doctor fees, both inpatient and outpatient, as well as approved outpatient expenses. Medicare has a number of deductibles and co-pays. With a liver transplant, these can add up to thousands of dollars. Most people cannot afford a liver transplant with Medicare coverage only and will need additional insurance. Medicare Supplements or Medigap Policies These policies supplement your Medicare coverage. Most times, they pay the Medicare co-pays and deductibles, but nothing extra. Having Medicare and a supplement will likely cover the majority of a liver transplant. You ll need to check with your supplemental insurance to find out
5 Page 4-5 Financial Planning how it coordinates benefits with Medicare. When choosing supplemental insurance, be sure to consider how transplant medications are covered. Medicaid This is a health insurance plan through your state for persons who are very low income and medically disabled. It will pay 100% of covered medical expenses. To see if you qualify, apply to your local health and social services office. Your social worker can give you contact information for the office in your state. Washington Basic Health Plan This is a health insurance plan sponsored by the State of Washington. It has limited coverage and is not recommended for most transplant patients. You cannot be enrolled in the Basic Health Plan if you are eligible for Medicare. Since some patients are eligible for Medicare, you lose Basic Health eventually if enrolled in Medicare. Washington State Health Insurance Pool (WSHIP) This is also a health insurance plan sponsored by the State of Washington. You must be rejected by another insurance plan before you can enroll in this coverage.
6 Financial Planning Page 4-6 In most cases, the WSHIP has very good coverage. The cost can be high for people who are not on Medicare. If you are on Medicare, the cost is reduced. This is a good insurance plan for transplant patients who only have Medicare, or who are not eligible for Medicaid. Other states have similar programs. Ask your social worker for contact information. The liver transplant financial staff will review your medical insurance to make sure you have adequate coverage for your transplant. Paying for Medications Most times, out-of-pocket expenses for medications are too great for patients to afford without the help of medical insurance. Verify your prescription insurance coverage and know what your expected co-pays or deductibles will be. It is also important to maintain coverage after your transplant because medication costs can be $12,000 to $15,000 per year. Even with medical insurance, you may have to pay for part of the prescription drugs. Here are some questions to ask about your prescription drug coverage with a commercial health insurance plan:
7 Page 4-7 Financial Planning Does your insurance cover prescriptions at a certain percentage (such as 50, 80 or 90%)? Or, do you pay a certain dollar amount co-pay per prescription (such as $10 per prescription per month)? Does your insurance provide different coverage based on whether the drug is a generic or a name brand? People with transplants are often prescribed name-brand medicines for which no generic equivalent exists (such as Prograf and Cellcept ). These can be some of the most expensive medicines you will be prescribed. Please be aware if your policy requires you to pay a higher co-pay or percentage for name-brand medicines. Does your insurance offer a mail-order pharmacy for medicines? These mailorder pharmacies often allow you to obtain a 3-month supply of medicines for a lower co-pay than if you went to a local community pharmacy. Be sure to add up the co-pays or the percentage for all medications you will be responsible for. This will give you a good estimate of your out-of-pocket costs.
8 Financial Planning Page 4-8 Drug manufacturers offer financial assistance programs for people who cannot afford to buy the medications they have been prescribed. See page 10-6 in the Resources section or ask your social worker for more information. Medicaid If you qualify for Medicaid, it covers most prescription medicines at 100%. Medicare If you are eligible for Medicare and have signed up for Part B, you will have limited outpatient prescription drug coverage after a transplant. Here are some rules for how Medicare s prescription coverage works: Medicare Part B covers immunosuppressive drugs at 80% for at least 3 years after a transplant. You or your other insurance (if you have any) will be responsible for the 20% co-payment. Medicare will not cover any other outpatient medications. If you were transplanted using Medicare benefits, you will remain covered for your immunosuppressive drugs for the rest of your life, as long as you remain eligible for Medicare coverage. This prescription coverage does not include many other drugs you will require.
9 Page 4-9 Financial Planning If you have other insurance coverage, such as insurance through an employer or a spouse, Medicare will be the secondary insurance for the first 30 months of Medicare coverage. This means your other insurance pays first. If there are portions of the medication bill left over, that can be billed to Medicare. After 30 months of Medicare coverage, Medicare will become your primary coverage. This means all your medical bills will need to be billed to Medicare first, and any portions of the bill left over can be sent to your other insurance. Most community pharmacies are not set up to bill Medicare for prescription medicines. If your pharmacy wants to learn how to bill for immunosuppressive medicines, or if you are willing to submit your own billing, call your local Social Security Administration for more information. Mail-order pharmacies that specialize in transplant medicines will do all your billing for you, including Medicare. If you have other insurance in addition to Medicare, the mail-order pharmacies will check to see if they can bill that insurance for you, too.
10 Financial Planning Page 4-10 If you have no insurance coverage for certain medicines, there are some financial assistance programs through the drug companies that may work for you. Check with your pharmacist or social worker for help with these programs. Income While Off Work If you are working, your employer might provide disability income insurance. There are two types of income insurance short-term and long-term. Short-term Disability This insurance pays a portion of your salary, often around 60%, while you are off work for a medical reason. Short-term disability usually covers your salary for 3 to 6 months. Long-term Disability This insurance pays a portion of your salary, often 60%, for as long as you are considered disabled and unable to work. However, you will usually need to be disabled for a minimum length of time, such as 90 days, before benefits will begin.
11 Page 4-11 Financial Planning Social Security Disability (SSD) The Social Security Administration (SSA) has its own definition of disability for various illnesses. The application process can take many months. If approved, the monthly amount you receive is based on how much money you have paid into the Social Security system through payroll taxes. SSA must consider you disabled for at least 5 months before benefits can begin. Also, your disabling condition must be expected to last at least 1 year to be eligible for SSD. Most transplant patients are not disabled for that long and should not rely on SSD to provide income while off work after a transplant. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) This is a disability income program through the SSA for disabled people who have not worked enough to pay much into the Social Security System and are therefore not eligible for SSD. The disability rules are the same as for SSD. However, SSI has strict income and financial limits. If you are already on SSD or SSI prior to your transplant, there is the possibility of losing these benefits afterwards. Depending upon why you were originally declared
12 Financial Planning Page 4-12 Questions? Your questions are important. Call your transplant coordinator during business hours. Liver Care and Transplantation disabled, Social Security could decide you have recovered enough after your transplant to return to work. This would not happen without a formal review by Social Security. If you are not eligible for any of the above resources, you will need to plan ahead for the time after a transplant when you are off work. Many people put aside money to help pay bills. Others borrow money from friends and family. Fundraising is also an option. There are charitable organizations that help transplant patients raise funds for uncovered expenses such as medical co-pays, travel, lodging, lost income, etc. If you want to pursue fundraising, call your social worker. Liver Care and Transplantation Box N.E. Pacific St., Seattle, WA University of Washington Medical Center 06/2003 Rev. 05/2005 Reprints: UH1914
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